This OECD inventory maps existing cross-country surveys that provide information on the characteristics of people's jobs. The information included in this inventory covers international surveys conducted since the early 1990s that are based on individuals' self-reported assessment of their current job, for 160 countries over 25 years. Survey questions are grouped into 19 indicators. For each indicator, binary codes (1 and 0) show whether indicators are available or not for the various countries and years. The inventory also provides users with detailed documentation on the questions used in the various surveys for measuring these indicators.

Source

Source

Contact person/organisation

Contact person/organisation

JobQuality@oecd.org

Data source(s) used

Data source(s) used

The OECD Inventory for the Quality of Working Environment covers 7 international surveys that contain information on the Quality of the Working Environment.

This OECD inventory maps existing cross-country surveys that provide information on the characteristics of people's jobs. The information included in this inventory covers international surveys conducted since the early 1990s that are based on individuals' self-reported assessment of their current job, for 160 countries over 25 years. Survey questions are grouped into 19 indicators. For each indicator, binary codes (1 and 0) show whether indicators are available or not for the various countries and years. The inventory also provides users with detailed documentation on the questions used in the various surveys for measuring these indicators.

Contact person/organisation

JobQuality@oecd.org

Data source(s) used

The OECD Inventory for the Quality of Working Environment covers 7 international surveys that contain information on the Quality of the Working Environment.

European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS)http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/european-working-conditions-surveys-ewcsInternational Social SurveyProgrammehttp://www.gesis.org/en/issp/issp-home/European Social Surveyhttp://www.europeansocialsurvey.org/European Quality of Life Surveyhttp://www.eurofound.europa.eu/surveys/eqlsEurobarameterhttp://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/index_en.htmEU Labour Force Survey Ad-Hoc Moduleshttp://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Main_PageGallup World Pollhttp://www.gallup.com/services/170945/world-poll.aspxUnit of measure used